Lily of the Valley

There are not many plants that I tend to steer clear of in my practice but this is one of them.

Lily of the Valley is one of those plants that the whole plant is poisonous. I’m not too fond of working with these types as a personal preference.

Lily of the Valley has a series of small white flowers on a long green stem with oval shaped leaves. In Fact there are more leaves than there are flowers. Despite being poisonous it has its own magickal features. It is ruled by the element Air. Usually used as an offering on a Beltane Altar and if given in a bouquet is meant to symbolise happiness for the recipient.

This plant can be used for:

-Communication

-Memory

-Mental Stability

-Purity 

-Peace

According to the herbalist Culpeper there is an old English legend from Sussex that says St Leonard fought against a great dragon in the woods near Horham and wherever his blood fell Lilies of the Valley would bloom. The forest was named after St. Leonard and the ground is still covered in Lilies of the Valley.

* As per usual please be very careful when thinking of ingesting herbs, plants and flowers 

**Please consult your family doctor or a professional if you are not certain of anything